Anxiety and health problems related to air travel
Anxiety and health problems related to air travel
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1708-8305.1998.tb00507.x
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
25.7
通讯作者：
Dempster, C
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作者：
McIntosh, IB;Swanson, V;Dempster, C
背景：相当比例的航空旅客经历情境焦虑和身体健康问题。起飞和降落被认为是紧张的，但焦虑相关的其他方面的航空旅行过程中，焦虑的应对策略，并在飞行中的健康问题没有以前被investigated.Methods：我们的目的是调查频率的感知焦虑在程序阶段的航空旅行，个人的策略，以减少这种焦虑，并在短途和长途航班的健康问题的频率。一份调查问卷测量的发生率和频率的上述两个样本的打算旅行者在3个月期间：（a）138旅行社的客户，和（B）100个人参加医院旅游clinic.Results：在238名受访者，三分之二是妇女。大约40%的受访者认为起飞和降落是焦虑的来源，超过50%的人认为航班延误是焦虑的来源，三分之一的人认为海关和行李回收是焦虑的来源。最常见的减少焦虑的方法包括饮酒和吸烟，以及分散注意力或放松技巧。与航空旅行有关的身体健康问题很常见，这些问题与焦虑的频率之间有很强的关系。旅行社的客户报告更多的焦虑，但没有更多的身体健康症状比旅游诊所的客户。女性报告更大的航空旅行焦虑，和更多的躯体症状比museum.Conclusions：显着数量的航空旅客报告感知焦虑有关的方面的旅行，这是与飞行期间的健康问题。航空公司和旅游公司可以采取具体措施，包括改进信息和通信，以使客户放心，从而减少空中旅行各阶段的焦虑。医务人员和旅行社也应该意识到航空旅行的潜在压力以及获得更多信息和建议的必要性。
Background: A significant proportion of air travelers experience situational anxiety and physical health problems. Takeoff and landing are assumed to be stressful, but anxiety related to other aspects of the air travel process, anxiety coping strategies, and in-flight health problems have not previously been investigated.Methods: We aimed to investigate frequency of perceived anxiety at procedural stages of air travel, individual strategies used to reduce such anxiety, and frequency of health problems on short-haul and long-haul flights. A questionnaire measuring the occurrence and frequency of the above was administered to two samples of intending travelers during a 3 month period to: (a) 138 travel agency clients, and (b) 100 individuals attending a hospital travel clinic.Results: Of the 238 respondents, two thirds were women. Take-off and landing were a perceived source of anxiety for about 40% of respondents, flight delays for over 50%, and customs and baggage reclaim for a third of individuals. Most frequent anxiety-reduction methods included alcohol and cigarette use, and distraction or relaxation techniques. Physical health problems related to air travel were common, and there was a strong relationship between such problems and frequency of anxiety. Travel agency clients reported more anxiety but not more physical health symptoms overall than travel clinic clients. Women reported greater air-travel anxiety, and more somatic symptoms than men.Conclusions: Significant numbers of air travelers report perceived anxiety related to aspects of travel, a nd this is associated with health problems during flights. Airlines and travel companies could institute specific measures, including improved information and communication, to reassure clients and thereby diminish anxiety during stages of air-travel. Medical practitioners and travel agencies should also be aware of the potential stresses of air travel and the need for additional information and advice.